The College of Arts & Sciences at Appalachian State University is home to sixteen academic departments spanning the Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Mathematical and Natural Sciences. The College is dedicated to providing instruction and research essential to the University's mission, and seeks to cultivate the habits of inquiry, learning, and service among all its constituents.

News and Events

Appalachian geologist investigates Homo sapiens’ oldest known trackways
An Appalachian State University geology professor and an undergraduate student assistant spent several weeks this summer uncovering the footprints of human ancestors in Tanzania, East Africa.  The footprints, 58 in all, may represent the oldest known and best-preserved trackways of modern humans (Homo sapiens) in the world.

 

 

Appalachian’s Department of Geology receives $43,495 NSF award to purchase specialized microscopy system
A $43,495 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will be used to purchase a cathodoluminescence (CL) microscopy system for Appalachian State University’s Department of Geology.

 

 

Appalachian receives $509,620 NSF grant to purchase new transmission electron microscope
Appalachian State University’s William C. and Ruth Ann Dewel Microscopy Facility in the College of Arts and Sciences has received a $509,620 award from the National Science Foundation to purchase a state-of-the-art transmission electron microscope/scanning transmission electron microscope.